A lot of the functionality that we see with Outlook Tasks can be tweaked a…little bit by setting some options.…For example, when a task has been completed, not only is it struck through but…it's also turned to gray format, items that are overdue are set in red.…When I create a new item and I say that it has a Due date that at particular…time for example let's say this item has a Due date of the fifth of January, if…I want a reminder I actually need to set that separately, by default.…

But I could have Outlook set it for me, both setting the Due date and what time…that reminder is going to be set.…If I start work earlier in the day, I might want to have my reminder show up…before 8 o'clock in the morning.…So all of these items which seem relatively minor are still things that are…better off to set globally, if over and over again I'm having a command on each…task I create and say yes, I'd like a reminder, I'd like it that day, and I'd…like it at 7 o'clock in the morning, I should be setting a more global option…

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1/17/2012

Rediscover the robust task management features in Microsoft Outlook 2010. Author Gini Courter explains the difference between Outlook tasks and To-Do Lists, and shows how to use Outlook 2010 to handle both business and personal schedules, from making appointments, to creating and completing tasks, to color-coding calendars and tasks for at-a-glance review.